Lights Flicker And Fade : Kol Mikaelson [3]

216: Demons of Bourbon Street

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In the distance, a group stood, outlines clear enough, early evening light washing the shadows across the ground away.

Yet, a collection still remained.

They could remain as long as there were people to cast them.

Objects to make dark art along the floor.

MJ took Lafayette Park in carefully. She hadn't actually visited since the murders started, and, despite all the other dumping spots seeming to have a connection to her, it was the only one she didn't understand. Louis Armstrong Park was her favourite in the city, and Jackson Square was the home of the Youth Council she was now technically a part of for Wednesday At The Square.

It wasn't like there was something wrong with Lafayette.

MJ did like it.

She was just reading into everything now, trying to think of the last time she'd been there.

With her dad?

For advertising work with The Conservancy?

An open space, neatly cut white paths, blocked of red brick outlining the different statues and hedge art. Trimmed, pink flowers poking up among the shrubbery. Dark barked trees, orange and red leaves still just about hanging on to the end of October, fallen ones decorating the paths to create a blanket over the walkways, turning everything into the open land it had probably once been.

Tall white pedestals holding carved black stone statues overseeing all of them.

Marble stairs up to the plaques for history goers interested in learning about what the Lafayette Conservancy had built after Katerina had destroyed it.

A body left hanging on the skeletal-like branches pointed directly towards the centre.

Police tape blocked the entire centre of the park from view. Cutting off the public from catching a glimpse – smart, though complicated. There was only so long they could stop people from coming closer. Teenagers would be teenagers. Tape wouldn't stop them.

Permanent guards wouldn't either.

MJ spotted Cami and Vincent, no Pri, pushing right past the guard.

"You can't – "

"We can," Klaus compelled, walking backwards and then turning to face them.

Taking in the hanging form at the end of the path.

"You shouldn't be here," Klaus's eyes were on Cami.

She crossed her arms, "You didn't have any interest in this when I tried to get you to help, so you don't get to tell me to leave it alone now."

"And maybe I took your words to heart."

MJ didn't trust the edge in either of their eyes.

"The matter will be sorted swiftly."

"If it's so sorted," Vincent gestured, "Why do we have another body?"

"It's weird," MJ shook her head, "A week off, then two bodies?"

"Something you might not have been told," Vincent looked at her, "The police think whoever killed these ones kept it for a few days to avoid the press."

MJ considered it, "As in the morgue said it was a few days old?"

"Yep," He wasn't impressed, "Every missing person report is now being investigated as possible victims."